kinda been
finding it easier to update elliott/site news on the sweet adeline facebook
page lately. please visit it for the latest info while i figure out
changes to the site! you don't have to be a member of facebook to see
the page! to visit please click below:

a
day of rememberence and check out killrockstars.com for news about elliott

we remember
elliott on this day for not only being an amazing artist but for being
a wonderful and beautiful soul! we still miss him dearly and we hope
you are remembering fondly the day(s) he lived.

check out
kill rock stars today. they
are planning to have some cool news about elliott. they already posted
some wonderful news & specials in celebration of what would have
been elliott's 43rd birthday. here are some of the stuff they are already
doing:

"august
6 would have been elliott smith's 43rd birthday, and to mark the occassion,
his former label kill rock stars is sharing a series of rare, unreleased
tracks. it starts with a version of "alameda",
recorded during the same sessions that yielded the album version featured
on smith's essential 1997 release either/or. this version contains alternate
lyrics during the chorus. kill rock stars will also reissue either/or
and smith's self-titled
1995 album on 180-gram vinyl this month, in honor of smith's birthday.

on august
6, kill rock stars will sell its 2010 smith compilation an
introduction to... for $4.99 all day. you'll also receive "a
present" from the label if you sign up for their mailing list that
day.

throughout
august, smith's entire kill rock stars output (elliott
smith: the indie years) will be available digitally for $49. and
for the duration of 2012, any kill rock stars mailorder purchase will
be accompanied by a 10% off coupon for their smith offerings."
(8.6.12)

nickolas
rossi made a beautiful tribute
using his own footage and photos from the solutions wall with elliott's
song ' the biggest lie' which has been viewed by over 738,451 times
on youtube a few years ago. now, he is planning to make a project directly
related to elliott called 'heaven adores you (an elliott smith) project'
and is asking for help! nickolas has set up a kickstarter
page to help bring the project together while offering some incentives
if you help with the project. as of november 17th, they’ve reached
$2,670 out of their $12,500 goal and they have 26 days left to go. sadly,
they won’t receive any of those pledges unless the kickstarter
goal is met by the 13th, so they really need the help! if you can contribute,
please do! here is the link to their kickstarter page where you can
donate and get an idea of the direction that the project is going with
a video:

here is more info
about it: "heaven adores you" is an intimate and meditative
look at the influence that elliott smith has had since his tragic passing
in 2003. by threading together musical performances of those influenced
by the music of elliott smith, through the lush and often isolating
images of the three major cites he lived in throughout his short life
(portland, or, new york, ny and los angeles, ca), this film will go
beyond your average "behind the music" documentary by offering
a visual journey and an intimate look at the singer's prolific songwriting,
and the impact that he had on his fans and other musicians today. this
project aims to be a celebration of elliott smith, his contributions
to the music industry and exploration of his posthumous influence on
the artistic endeavors of those within the global community.

thank you
to alex, leila, griffin, and eddie for letting us know that a previously
unknown song that is being called 'misery let me down' has appeared
online. the song comes up as a warm up song for a radio show elliott
was playing at around 1997. the song is incomplete because elliott decides
to stop playing the song a few minutes into it but there is enough to
give the listener an idea of the direction of the song and the quality
of the recording is great. it is unknown if elliott recorded the song
in anyway. if you would like more info about, go to this sweet
addy link. if you would like to hear the song directly, please go
here:

thank you to chris
buck for emailing and letting us know that he recently found some
of the color images from his photo session with elliott to promote elliott's
xo record. they were considered lost but chris found them recently and
posted a blog about the session with unreleased images and behind the
scenes information from his point of view! he always has cool background
stories about the photos he posts. to check out his post and see unreleased
photos from the xo promo sessions, please go here:

we wanted
to remember elliott on his birthday. elliott is of course missed and
is on our mind today and many other days. we wish all that love elliott
a nice day of rememberance.

to honor
this day, suicide
squeeze records is amazingly offering to giveaway elliott’s
“division day” cd-ep on elliott's birthday, august 6, 2011.
supply is very limited if you are interested and all you need to be
responsible for is the cost of postage and the padded envelope necessary
for shipping. here is what david at suicide squeeze records had to say
about the giveaway:

"saturday,
august 6th was elliott smith’s birthday. i can vividly remember
visiting los angeles shortly after his death. the memorial wall, on
sunset boulevard, where he once posed for the cover shot of his album,
“figure 8,” with it’s iconic red and black lines,
was already covered with poems and short messages from fans shocked
by the loss. candles burned on the sidewalk. and the writing was personal
and varied. the one line that read, “this wasn’t music as
much as it was medicine,” burned its way into my brain. indeed.

so, in fond
remembrance we’re giving away copies of elliott’s “division
day” cd-ep. the give-away will commence at 9 a.m. on august 6,
2011. supplies are extremely limited. customers are only responsible
for the cost of postage and the padded envelope necessary for shipping.
no up-charge!

if you would
like more info, please visit: http://suicidesqueezerecords.tumblr.com
on august 6th! again, thanks to david for the thoughtful gesture in
elliott's honor. he truly has always been a great supporter of elliott
and the fans. we have always appreicated his kindness. (8.5.11)

roman
candle (remastered) & from a basement on the hill (rerelease) out
now in n america, australia, and japan!

today
marks the release of roman candle (remastered) and from a basement on
the hill (rerelease) from kill rock stars. please check out your local
record store for availability! some fans who pre-ordered the album received
the album early and if you were one of the first 300 fans to pre-order
either album or both got a free poster of a rare picture of elliott.
the poster also advertises both releases by jj gonson. these releases
will be on kill rock stars in n america, australia, and japan and are
available in 180 gram vinyl, regular vinyl and cd. this also marks the
first time roman candle has been released on vinyl for the first time
in the u.s.! if you are unable to pick up a copy of roman candle in
your hometown in n america, australia, and japan, please order it from
kill rock stars' online store by click on either link below:

in anticipation
of the upcoming reissues of roman candle and from a basement on the
hill, kill rock stars has released
two free mp3s to sample from the releases. 'last call' is the first
glimpse of the remastered roman candle album that roger seibel and larry
crane, editor of tape op magazine and archivist for elliott's family,
remastered. krs will also be releasing roman candle on vinyl for the
first time in the u.s. the other song is 'twilight' from 'from a basement
on the hill' album. originally released by anti-, krs now has the rights
to released the record and krs is now the home for all of elliott smith's
independent releases which include: roman candle, elliott smith, either/or,
from a basement on the hill, and new moon. the reissues of roman candle
and from a basement on the hill will be released april 6, 2010 in the
u.s. here are the mp3 if you would like to download them for free:

pre-ordering
info from kill rock stars will be coming soon! (thanks to sylvie and
tobi for the info!)

thanks to
fraser for letting us know that domino recording co. in the u.k. are
also repressing roman candle for release on may 4, 2010. fans in europe,
asia and i think australia will be able to pre-order the album right
now from domino recording co. for more info about the release or to
pre-order from domino, please go here:http://www.dominorecordco.com/uk/reissues/17-02-10/roman-candle

thanks to
everyone who emailed me to let me know that elliott's song 'angel in
the snow' appeared in the oscar nominated film, 'up in the air.' the
song also appears on the 'up in the air' soundtrack. the dvd will be
out march 9th. if you haven't seen it yet, i think the whole song is
used in a really nice montage of moments in the film. good luck to the
film makers on oscar night!

recently,
sweet addy made a nice change
in it's organization of the discussion board. now there are 2 sections.
one for elliott only discussion and another for fans of elliott to discuss
things as a community. it's a nice change and one of the more positive
things that i've seen come from it is a few news items that were new
to me and i had to pass along on the site.

the first
is from llaurens. she posted a great article by margie boule called
'the truth about elliott smith.' it touches on about the myths that
have appeared over time about elliott even if lead to helping out good
causes. one of the nicest and rare things about the article are the
comments from elliott's father, gary, and step-mother, marta. the article
has insight to their thought who elliott really was vs. the perception
others have created about elliott. the article is no longer on the oregonian
website but it is on sweet addy. if you would like to check out the
article, please go here: the
truth about elliott smith

another
post is from laclos. he maintains deadmelodies.com (which i missed because
it's an awesome resource of elliott videos and live songs! really cool
site) the latest update to the site features a rare interview with elliott,
neil and tony from heatmiser. it's a really rare video for a tv show
pilot in 1996. to check out the video go here: heatmiser
video and don't forget to check out the rest of dead
melodies!

finally
(for now), larry crane not only posted to a link to his new website,
larry-crane.com but he also
posted some rare pictures from elliott's xo sessions in 98 and one from
1997 from when elliott was helping/recording at jackpot! to check out
the pictures here: xo
sessions & jackpot!

hope to
be back soon with more sweet addy posts and an update on the upcoming
krs reissues of roman candle and from a basement on the hill! (3.7.10)

thank you
to maggie for sending us this huge news about roman candle (remastered
and on vinyl in the u.s. for the first time) and from a basement on
the hill joining their catalog! here is the press release about the
news plus a free and rare download of "cecilia/amanda"!

"Kill
Rock Stars is very excited to announce that on April 6th, 2010 we will
be adding Elliott Smith’s Roman Candle and From a Basement on
the Hill records to our catalog.

Roman Candle is Elliott Smith’s first solo album and was originally
released on Portland’s Cavity Search Records in 1994.

Roman Candle had
quite an impact on Slim Moon, Kill Rock Stars' founder: "In 1994,
I had been asked to be on this five-person solo-act tour called Pop
Chord with Tammy Watson, Carrie Akre, Sean Croghan and Elliott Smith.
The first night at the Crocodile in Seattle, I didn't pay too much attention
and people talked all thru Elliott's set. Sean Croghan got up next and
said "all of you people who just talked through Elliott's set are
bummed because you just misssed something very very special." The
next night of the tour, at The Bottom Of The Hill in San Francisco,
I listened very closely to Elliott's set, and it was basically one of
those life-changing moments. Instead of watching the rest of the performers,
I went out to the tour van and popped Roman Candle into the player,
and listened to it on endless repeat for the rest of the evening and
beyond. It completely blew my mind. I have never heard music as heartwrenchingly,
gut-checkingly honest, intimate, and wise - before or since."

Roman Candle has been remastered for the re-release by Larry Crane,
editor of Tape Op Magazine and archivist for Elliott's family.

Larry explains, “The intention that I had was to make the album
more listenable. I felt that a lot of the guitar “squeaks”
were jarring and very loud, and that many of the hard consonants and
“S” sounds were jarring and scratchy sounding. I felt by
reducing these noises that the music would become more inviting and
the sound would serve the songs better. When I went to Roger Seibel's
SAE Mastering, he proceeded to equalize the tracks a small amount and
to make the volume slightly louder. We never tried to make this CD as
loud as current, over-limited trends, but just to match the volume of
the rest of Elliott’s KRS catalog in a graceful way. Please note
that none of this album is “remixed” from the master tapes
- it is still composed of the mixes Elliott created himself.”

We will also be releasing Roman Candle on vinyl for the first time in
the U.S.

From a Basement on the Hill was released posthumously in 2004 on ANTI-
records.

With the addition of these two records Kill Rock Stars is now the home
for all of Elliott Smith’s independent releases: Roman Candle,
Elliott Smith, Either/Or, From a Basement on the Hill, and New Moon.

To celebrate the addition of these amazing records we are giving away
a free, previously unreleased song entitled "Cecilia/Amanda".
It was recorded at Jackpot! Recording Studio in 1997 by Larry Crane.
An earlier version of this song was initially written and recorded by
Elliott's high school band, Stranger Than Fiction, and was known as
"Time is Ours Now". "Cecilia/Amanda" is a reworking
of that song with almost completely different lyrics. Download/listen
here: http://i.listentokrs.com/bands/elliottsmith/audio/CeciliaAmanda.mp3.

also check
the official elliott smith store to buy elliott merchandise for your
gift for your love ones or yourself for this holiday season! remember
proceeds from the sale of the merchandise goes to the elliott smith
memorial fund! to visit the elliott smith official store please go here:
elliott
smith official store. (12/15/09)

thinking
of elliott

we would
like to take a moment to remember elliott on this day, october 21st.
6 years ago we lost a wonderful gentleman and musician. thank you all
for helping keep his memory alive! he is truly missed. xo (10.21.09)

4th
annual elliott smith tribute show in lansing, il

thank
you to michael for emailing us info about this upcoming weekend's (saturday,
august 22nd) tribute show in lansing, il. this is the 4th year they
have hosted a tribute to elliott and some of the proceeds will be donated
to the elliott smith
memorial fund! :) here is michael with information about the tribute:

elliott
smith buttons will also be for sale (2 for 1$) with all proceeds going
to the elliott smith memorial fund.

thanks to
everyone involved and supporting the esmf!
we hope you guys a fun night. also click on the picture to the left
to see a larger version of the show's flyer/poster. (8.19.09)

guitar
hero 5, elliott smith songbook & new moon lyrics @ krs

thank
you to everyone who sent this bit of news (a lot to thank) that activision's
upcoming release of guitar hero will include an elliott smith song!
guitar hero 5 is slated for 9.1.09 release and will include elliott's
song, l.a. from his figure 8 album! this marks the first time an elliott
song will make it on a video game. he will be joining 83 other artists
on the game as well. guitar hero 5 is available now for pre-orders on
the official guitar hero 5 website and you can also find additionl information
by going to the site here: guitar
hero 5. thanks again to everyone who sent this info in and everyone
at guitar hero for putting a link to sweet adeline!

also,
thanks to everyone who sent info in about the upcoming elliott smith
songbook. the book is written by fred sokolow who has written many instructional
music books. the songbook is being published by the famous songbook
publisher, hal leonard corporation, and it includes songs throughout
elliott's career. the songs announced so far include: miss misery, angeles,
clementine, everything means nothing to me, pretty (ugly before), say
yes, son of sam, waltz #2 (xo) and more. amazon has listed various dates
for the release but is currently listed for an august 30th release.
if you would like additional information or would like to pre-oder the
book, you can visit amazon.com.
if you would like more in about fred sokolow or would like to order
the songbook directly from fred, please visit his site, fredsokolow.com.

kill rock
star recently added a new lyrics page for their release of elliott's
new moon record to krs' official site.the lyrics were transcribed with
the help of philip fischer and other fans on sweet addy. it's a really
nice page and great resource. please go here to check the page out:
elliott smith
new moon lyrics. (8.9.09)

happy
birthday, 11 years and coming soon

we send
our warmest prayers and thoughts out into the world on what would have
been elliott's 40th birthday. it's hard to imagine that elliott was
29 when we started sweet adeline. elliott and his music is a blessing
to so many people and in so many ways. 40 years ago we were so lucky
that a wonderful person came to being. even though we think of elliott
on the day he passed, this is the day i choose to reflect and celebrate
his life on because it was the beginning of someone and something great.
as always we send all our love to everyone on this day and we are happy
to know that elliott's memory will not only last longer than 34 years...40
years..but it will last forever. thank you all for remembering elliott
especially on this special day.

i can't
believe i missed this anniversary but on july 11th it was sweet adeline's
11th year on the web. i feel really bad because i never consider this
site something i do or contribute to only but that it is a joint effort
between all of elliott's fans and i really love trying to reconize that
each year. thank you to everyone who has contributed to the site in
so many ways. i appreciate your contribution, kindness and patience.
thank you for all your support. i wish i could do more to thank you
guys. yay! for 11 years.

finally,
i hope to update the site with some recent news about guitar hero 5,
elliott smith songbook and more. hopefully this weekend! xo (8.6.09)

originally
listed on amazon.com
with a release date in mid march, amazon.com recently sent me an email
about shipping the new 33 1/3 book about elliott's record, 'xo,' saying
its planning to ship in early/mid april! continuum
is publishing the book and it is written by matthew lemay who has been
a staff writer for pitchfork media
for many years. here is a description of the book:

"many
albums could be cited to support the claim that great suffering yields
great art. elliott smith’s xo should not be one of them. smith’s
1998 major label debut defies the “tortured singer-songwriter”
stereotype, and takes up this defiance as a central theme. at a time
when smith was being groomed for a particular (and particularly condescending)
brand of stardom, he produced a record that eviscerated one of the central
assumptions of singersongwriterdom: that pain is beautiful. xo insists
that romanticizing personal tragedy can only leave you “deaf and
dumb and done.” and it backs up this claim with some of the most
artful and intelligent music of its day. matthew lemay writes an original
take on a widely beloved album, steering clear of the sensationalist
suicide angles that have dogged most analysis of elliott smith's extraordinary
work."

- thank
you to john and jake for sending a link to a new and really great/informative
interview from glorious noise with larry crane about archiving elliott's
music. the article features the latest information about where larry
is at in archiving elliott's music, what he is archving, what his thoughts
what the future might hold and much more!. it also includes an idea
of what larry has gone through some rare photos of what larry has working
with along with a special overseer to make sure the job gets done! to
read the interview, please head over to glorious noise here: elliott
smith's archives: the glono interview with larry crane.

- matt
from magnet magazine was kind enough to send in an email about a recent
interview with josie cotton. josie is well know for her own music and
the song, “johnny, are you queer?” she also owns satellite
park where elliott recorded with david mcconnell while working on what
would be 'from a basement on the hill' songs. the interview with josie
brings up elliott and josie gives an idea of what elliott was doing,
thinking and going through at the time while at her studio. to read
the interview and the part about elliott, please follow this link to
magnet magazine: q&a
with josie cotton.

matt also
mentioned that: "...corey dubrowa, who's written extensively on
elliott and his work, is doing a list of overrated/underrated songs."
so check out to see which elliott songs makes the list by going to the
magnet's feature: the
over/under: elliott smith. thanks matt!

- thanks
to paul for sharing this: the professional skater dylan rieder chose
"coast to coast" for his segment in alien workshop's "mind
field."

- thanks
to shaun for sending this link to a neat site about book inscriptions
called the book incription project. he found a sweet one that is inscribed
in autumn de wilde's elliott smith book. you can go here to check it
out: through
the eyes of of a girl. (4.1.09)

5
years since you've been gone & portland radio special

every year
it's always hard to face this day. it's especially hard this year for
me since half of the site's years have been with elliott being no longer
with us. it goes without saying that i wish we were blessed with more
time with elliott in our lives but i think we are all appreciative of
the time elliott has been a part our lives before his passing and after.
the beautiful thoughts and actions by elliott and everyone who loves
elliott and his music outshines the bad of this day every year and will
forever. the tributes, the messages fans have been leaving, the personal
feelings and thoughts show how elliott still will be here in many ways.
thank you all for remembering elliott today and everyday. i know it
goes long way for elliott's memory but for ourselves too because this
shared experience means a lot to so many of us. we miss elliott dearly
and send love...

thank you
to emily for sending us info about a program that she is doing on oregon
public broadcasting. emily is the host of "think out loud"
and they are doing a a program looking at elliott's legacy called "elliott
smith, five years later". she will have amazing guests on and they
already have a super rare song ('coraliza') from elliott's pre-heatmiser
band with garrick duckler, 'a murder of crows', on the site through
the link below. here is emily with more information:

just wanted to alert
you to a program looking at elliott smith's legacy that's tomorrow (october
21, 2008) on think out loud, oregon public broadcasting's daily talk
show. we welcome calls and comments on our blog. the link is here:

guests on the show
include long-time friend and early collaborator garrick duckler, music
journalist corey dubrowa, heatmiser co-founder neil gust and autumn
de wilde, author of elliott smith. you can also hear a rare early song,
coraliza, by elliott smith and garrick duckler, on the site.

the show is live
streamed and broadcast at 9 am pacific time, and will be archived on
the site permanently. (10.21.08)

more
elliott smith tributes, radio tribute & video tribute!

yay! more
tributes. thank you to everyone again for making these amazing efforts
to remember elliott at this time in such a positive light in the hardest
time of year for us. you guys are amazing. thanks so much and i hope
everyone has a great time at these shows and the other tributes listed
here: tribute shows
page.

newtown,
sydney: there is going to be a tribute show at the vanguard
in newtown, sydney on october 21st. details are can be found at http://www.thevanguard.com.au/.
(thanks to matt)

montreal,
canada: i just wanted to let you know that i am organizing
a tribute show for elliott in montreal. proceeds will go to the es memorial
fund. the tribute show is at l'esco (4467 st. denis street (at mont
royal)). october 21st - live music all night! starts at 9:00. (thanks
kieren)

prince
edward island, canada: just thought you should know that there
is an elliott smith tribute show in a little city named charlottetown,
in prince edward island canada. the show is being held at baba's lounge
on oct 21, 2008. (thanks to dennis)

hamburg,
germany: i am organising an elliott smith memorial (for the
third time in a row now...) in hamburg, germany. i am currently working
on the poster and the flyers, which i will be posting soon (i would
be happy if you could send them via bulletin or else, when they..re
done). the memorial is gonna take place on friday, 24.10.2008, 10 pm
@ karo ecke, marktstrasse 92, 20359 hamburg (karoviertel). we'll have
some guitars and stuff around, anyone who feels like it, is free to
play some tunes. i will be showing lucky thirteen, strange parallel,
as well as some live shows, interviews, clippings and music videos...
after all the visuals i will be dj-ing, putting on a lot of elliott
tunes as well as country/folk, singer-songwriter and indie stuff, related
with or familiar to elliott's music. it's gonna be a nice, cuddly evening
and i hope a lot of people from the area will join me!! (thanks to saskia)

uk
radio tribute:
on tuesday the 21st of october, leeds student radio will be broadcasting
a tribute to elliott smith, including interviews and songs. the tribute
will be part of a programme called 'big elephants' and we'l be encouraging
people to email and text in requests and messages. the show will start
at 8pm uktime, but can be heard not only in the uk but around the world
from the stations webiste; www.lsrfm.com
(special thanks to rich)

video
tribute: thank you to cedric for sending us info about a video
tribute that started on the 17 and will end on 31st. here is cedric
with more information: i am working to produce a tribute to elliott
smith here in belgium...ten or more acoustic sessions with bellgian
and international bands, recorded and released on video on website www.lesoir.be,
first frenchspeaking website in belgium, the website of newspaper le
soir. we'll begin the hommage to elliott smith, called "ballads
for elliott smith", october 17 th...you can also find us on facebook.
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=90437805130

thank
you to missingyou on sweet addy
for posting information that the latest issue of acoustic guitar magazine
(november 2008, issue 191) features an article and tablature for elliott's
song 'between the bars.' it is under the 'contemporary classic' section
of the magazine and it also includes lyrics and chords. the magazine
should be showing up on newstands now and if you would like more information
about what the issue is covering, please go here: acoustic
guitar magazine.

last
week, we were lucky to get an email from collin oldham. collin played
cello on a track on one of elliott's early bands, a murder of crows.
a murder of crows was comprised of steve smith (elliott smith) and garrick
duckler who was previously in stranger than ficition with elliott as
well. the band fell between elliott's high school band, stranger than
fiction, and what would become heatmiser. collin recently found his
copy of the record and was kind enough to share this rare cover for
a murder of crows' from their first and only cassette, the greenhouse
and share his experience recording his cello part with a murder of crows.
thank you to collin for sharing this rare and insightful information
with us! here is collin with some awesome memories (p.s. click on the
image on the left for a larger version of it):

"well,
that was a long time ago, but i can tell you what i remember. my friend
(now sister-in-law) sara harris, was a violinist and friend of garrick
at lincoln hs. she had played on some earlier stranger than fiction
thing, and she got us together. no, wait there's another connection!
garrick and i were camp counselors together the previous summer (1987)
so he may have just called me himself. anyway, the session itself took
place in a basement of a house up in portland heights, near ainsworth
school. a basement on a hill, as it were. it was probably jason hornick's
parent's house. i remember meeting steve (not quite elliott to the real
world yet) and he was kind of quiet and intense with a dry and opaque
sense of humor. he was serious about the music, though, even though
he didn't really have all the tools yet. and as you can hear from the
tape, neither did i! ;) i only played on one track "chinatown."
i listened to the mix they had, which was pretty much everything but
the cello, a couple times and then went into the recording room, which
was a little closet under the stairs. there were no charts, and i just
had to figure out it was in c minor. i just improvised over the song
2 or 3 times, and they used what they wanted. i guess they didn't have
very good editing tools, because they didn't do much to save me from
embarrassing myself with wrong notes and aimless noodling, but iI guess
there are one or two good ideas in there. and that was that. one footnote:
after graduating from college in 1991, i moved back to portland for
a year, and got a job selling bread and coffee at le panier in old town.
elliott was making sandwiches in back. i remembered him as steve, and
he told me he was elliott now, and he really did seem to be much more
comfortable with himself. we'd sometimes hang out on break, and he'd
make humorous references that would blow right by me. it's a real shame
he's gone now. good for him for getting some good music together before
he went."

thanks to
elwin for emailing us at the the
official elliott smith myspace page about a rare interview that
they recently added to youtube. it features an interview with elliott
that is circa 1998 and one of the earliest live performances of 'happiness.'
i never even realized he played that song as early as 1998 other than
seeing it in the dreamworks promo film, 'strange parallel. also there
is a cool mention about elliott's first time ever playing at talent
show (he covered the beatles' blackbird). anyway here is the video:

thanks to
packyourownchute for posting on sweet addy that larry crane recently
added a blog entry to his tape
log blog about how is in the middle archiving and cataloging elliott's
music still. this quick entry talks about how larry cataloging 1.5 tb
of music files, how he is going about organizing it and mr.toad helped
with the transfers of the music and file system. it's really cool to
know larry is still spending a lot of time working on elliott's music
:)

finally,
thank you to mitchell for letting us know elliott tops prolific magazine's
'8 best get-over-a-break-up albums' list. elliott's 'from a basement
on the hill' is their #1 pick. if you are interested in checking out
the other artists on the list including why 'from a basement on the
hill' is #1, please go here: prolific
magazine (10.7.08)

thank you
to everyone for all the amazing updates with additional tribute shows.
thank you again to everyone involved. we have an amazing list of shows
in our tribute shows
page if you want to check out the latest updates. i have other tribute
shows to add this week too plus other news. please come back at least
a couple more times this week to see new updates. thanks again to everyone
who are putting these shows on and to fans who were kind enough to send
an email in to share the news :)

athens,
greece: thanks to for glorybox posting a message via the
official elliott smith myspace page that there is going to be a
tribute in athens, greece on october 21st. the tribute is going to be
at bios (peiraios 84, athens) and tickets will be sold for 3 euros and
proceeds will be going to charity! 11 bands will be playing and if you
are interested in more information, please go here.

lake
charles, la: the lake charles elliott smith tribute will be
held october 21st, 2008 at luna bar & grill in the garden. this
will mark 5 years since the loss of singer/songwriter elliott smith.
all proceeds from the event will go to the elliott smith memorial fund,
which donates 100% to free arts for abused children. (http://www.freearts.org/)
any songwriters or musicians who would like to play a few songs at the
benefit, contact me here. october 21st, 2008 luna bar & grill lake
charles, la time and price to be determined. more info soon http://www.myspace.com/elliottsmithlc.

new
brunswick, nj: on wednesday october 22, my band meet me in
montauk (www.myspace.com/mmim)
will be hosting an elliott smith tribute at the harvest moon in new
brunswick, nj. performing the music of elliott smith will be ritchie
monteiro, david asher, cameron boyd, billy perez, andrew goulburn and
matt prol. we will be playing a lot of really great material, spanning
elliott's career, capped off with a full band performance of some elliott
songs by meet me in montauk. this will mark our 3rd elliott smith tribute
show, the others have all gone off very well and we are expecting this
one to be the best yet! the harvest moon is located at 392 george st.
in new brunswick, nj 08901. the show will be 21+ and should be starting
at 10 pm. please come out and join us in a celebration of elliott's
life. if there are any questions please contact me via the meet me in
montauk myspace page linked above. hope to see you there! (special thanks
to andrew)

fort
wayne, in: hey, i just wanted to let you know,iI am hosting
an elliott smith tribute show in fort wayne, indiana on friday, october
24th! it's going to be at the brass rail (1121 broadway, fort wayne,
in 46802). show will probably start at 10pm. 21 and older only. Iight
long. it will feature local musicians/bands doing elliott smith covers
all night long. the main band playing is lee miles & the illegitimate
sons. there also will be others. anyone interested in playing at it
should send me a message at kelljm02@gmail.com. thanks! (special thanks
to jon!)

lansing,
il: i'm writing to let you know about another tribute show.
for the the third year in a row, we are having our elliott sith tribute
show in lansing,ilL (just south of chicago). the date is october 25th,
and begins at 6 pm. the shop is located at 3429 ridge rd. in lansing.
we haven't decided on exactly what the cover will be but it will go
to charity. the only confirmed acts we have so far are matt heckler,
todd stephanuik, and matthew novak. we are looking for more local musicians
who adore mr. smith to play, so please have them e-mail me at theysangthesolo@gmail.com
--- thanks a bundle. special thanks to matt!)

japan
update: i thought that i would let you know when and
where the concert is for those people that may be in japan but cannot
read japanese. the concert was actually moved to november 1st and will
be in hiroshima at the yokugawa cinema. advance tickets are 3300yen
(about $33) and tickets at the door are 3800yen (about $38). the doors
open at 6pm and the concert starts at 7pm. the title of the concert
is future butterfly - tribute to elliott smith.

how awesome
:) we got some more tributes/memorial shows to post. thanks again to
anyone who does these kind of shows and get togethers. it is really
awesome of you guys. don't forget to check out our tribute
shows page to get a complete listing of the tribute shows coming
up.

kansas
city, mo: this will be the third installment of the elliott
smith memorial show! our feelers are out on some repeat musicians, and
we''d also like to extend an invitation to anyone in our area who would
be willing to take the time to learn the songs of elliott smith and
perform them for an appreciative crowd. it is a benefit show that, in
the past, has raised over $1600 for underprivileged children to learn
to play an instrument, which has proven to be an excellent booster of
intellect and ability to learn standard academics.

london:
just thought i'd let you know that to mark the 5th anniversary of the
passing of the greatest songwriter of our generation, the following
event will be taking place in london to raise money for esmf:

all playing sets of elliott/heatmiser songs. it is free entry as most
shows at this bar are, but we will be encouraging people to give as
generously as possible to esmf. the bar manager has already said that
they will be making a contribution and all of us playing will be donating
the money we would make from the show to esmf. please do come along
london people and help us celebrate elliott's life and music. (thanks
to dexy for sending this in!)

omaha,
nebraska: i'd appriciate it very much if you wouldn't mind
posting a blog or bulletins about an event being held in omaha on the
21st of october. i've contacted saddle creek records and a few local
organizations asking them to also help spread the word. If you have
any questions, please feel free to send me an email. margaretmcmakin@gmail.com
thank you so much. xox

if you are
free on october 21st and are a fan of elliott smith who lives in the
omaha area, i'd love to invite you to be a part of the celebration of
elliott's life. plan to meet by the slides @ gene leahy mall, 6pm. local
musicians, poets, artists and fans feel free to gather by candlelight
and pay tribute to such an influential artist. please feel free to come
with your guitars. performance will be encouraged--plan for a big sing-along.
:) we will have acess to electricity, so plugging in speakers/amp for
microphone is possible. if interested in helping with planning, please
feel free to call margaret at 402.968.9021. a donation basket will be
passed around throughout the evening, with all donations going straight
to the memorial fund. we can never have enough candles, so feel free
to bring some of your own if you like. there will also be candles provided
(until the supply runs out) (thanks to margaret for sending this in!)

japan:
thank you to katie for posting on sweet addy that there is an upcoming
tribute in japan in november with shugo tokumaru and kicell. the show
is november 1st but i am not sure where, what time and how much it will
be but if you are able to read a japanese site, please check out shugo's
official site here for more information! http://blog.shugotokumaru.com/

japan
update: i thought that i would let you know when and
where the concert is for those people that may be in japan but cannot
read japanese. the concert was actually moved to november 1st and will
be in hiroshima at the yokugawa cinema. advance tickets are 3300yen
(about $33) and tickets at the door are 3800yen (about $38). the doors
open at 6pm and the concert starts at 7pm. the title of the concert
is future butterfly - tribute to elliott smith. (special thanks to karl)
(10.01.08)